Where does “abigail” come from?

abigail (English) comes from English Abigail, from Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל — Abigail.

abigail (English): A lady's maid

Definitions

  1. A lady's maid

Ancestry of “abigail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAbigailThe wife of Nabal and later of David in the Old Testament
2HebrewאֲבִיגַיִלAbigail
Every word from Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל →Every word from English Abigail →